Date: 30/06/2014

A campaign to restore mainline platforms at Carnforth station continues to gather steam. Letters are being delivered to residents asking them to write to their MPs backing a drive to re-open Carnforth as a stop on the West Coast Mainline from London to Glasgow and also between Windermere and Manchester. [From Mark Bartlett]

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Carnforth train campaign reaches the top

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A campaign to restore mainline platforms at Carnforth station continues to gather steam.

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On a fine May evening in 1970, EE Type 4 No. 353 stands in the down WCML platform at Carnforth waiting to take participants in 'Scottish Grand Tour No. 10' back to Edinburgh. Main line trains had ceased to call at Carnforth with effect from the start of the new timetable the previous Monday and this was expected to be the last passenger working to use the platform.
Location: Carnforth
Company: Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
09/05/1970 Bill Jamieson

A Voyager for Birmingham New Street passes Carnforth on 19 June 2010. The WCML platforms were removed prior to electrification, resulting in passengers for the north having to first go south to Lancaster. Since introduction of the Virgin VHF timetable options for connections at Lancaster have been reduced and a lengthy detour via Preston can be necessary. The original station building on the WCML up platform here remains in use today as the booking office and a number of small retail outlets. The buildings on the platform between the WCML and Furness lines have been restored and now house a refreshment room and visitor centre.
Location: Carnforth
Company: Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
19/06/2010 John McIntyre

After several months of running in plain grey livery, First branding is starting to appear on the TPE Class 350s. 350405, passing Carnforth on a Manchester Airport to Glasgow Central service, is one of the first to receive the new vinyls.
Location: Carnforth
Company: Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
09/04/2014 Mark Bartlett